Environment

EPA Determines that Aircraft Emissions Contribute to Climate Change Endangering Public Health and the Environment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 25 July finalized a determination under the Clean Air Act that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from certain types of aircraft engines contribute to the pollution that causes climate change and endangers...

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Community Groups Sue Agribusiness Development Corporation For Polluting West Kaua'i Waters, And Department Of Health For Allowing ADC To Do It

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ADC ditch draining seed crop lands before emptying into Majors Bay.

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EPA Admits Airplane Pollution's Climate Danger But Drags Feet On Emissions Rules

After nine years of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on 25 July officially acknowledged in a so-called “endangerment finding” that planet-warming pollution from airplanes disrupts the climate and endangers human welfare. But the agency...

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UN deputy aid chief urges support for millions in southern Africa hit by El Niño-induced droughts

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Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Kyung-wha Kang visits the Grand Sud region of...

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